Re: Dying cat...Ack?

[Stulen James <JSTULEN@dcm.dofasco.ca>]

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|From: quattro-owner
|To: quattro
|Subject: Re: Dying cat...Ack?
|Date: Mon, Oct 3, 1994 3:01PM
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|>Hi all!
|>
|> The noise appears to be coming from INSIDE the cat. I thought
|>that cats were made with an internal honeycomb, plated with platinum.  I
|don't
|>think that anything should come loose, but who knows...BTW the coupe has
|only
|>63K miles on it.  Based on the appearance of the cat, I assume that its
|>stainless steel, therefore a replacement is going to be big $$$.
|>
|It sounds like your right.
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Yes, this happen to my 87 GTI cat.  It just sounded like somebody was 
rattling a cone in it.  I took it off and emptied the bits out (etc) and put 
it back on (no smog checking here, the dealer wanted $750!!!!).  How ever, 
in your case I would check with the dealer. I think there is a law (I know 
there is in Canada) that all smog equipment on any car must be functional ( 
and therefore warrenteed) for five years.  I friend of mine had the cat 
replaced on his 1990 Barreta GTZ last year, under this law.

Good Luck,
James
PS Just for fun, I would guess the dealer would quote you $1100 for cat for 
a 90 CoupeQ, so Bob, what's the actual price.


|This seems real early for converter failure - maybe if you complain long
|enough to the dealer, or perhaps its covered in a tech bulletin.  I'd bet 
the
|rule of $500 holds for this repair.
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|good luck
|
|jim h
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|>Thanks.
|>Peter Schulz
|>1990 Coupe Q
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